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SDC Trivia Game #495 - 02/10/2024

Question 1: Where, according to legend, did Robin Hood and his Merry Men reside?

According to English folklore, Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men lived in Sherwood Forest, located in Nottinghamshire. From their hideout, they robbed from the rich and gave to the poor.


Question 2: In what decade was the first handheld mobile phone demonstrated?

Motorola engineer Martin Cooper made the first publicized handheld mobile phone call on a prototype DynaTAC model on April 3, 1973. However, it took another decade before the DynaTAC 8000x became the first commercially available handheld cellular mobile phone in 1983.


Question 3: If Barack Obama isn't the 44th president of the United States, then who is?

Barack Obama served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He was the first African American to hold the office.



Question 4: In the musical "The Phantom of the Opera", what is the name of the Phantom's underground lair?

In Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "The Phantom of the Opera", the Phantom resides in a secret lair beneath the Paris Opera House. This underground hideaway is simply referred to as "The Phantom's Lair" and is where he composes his music and plots his schemes.


Question 5: In mathematics, what term describes a set of numbers that can go on forever?

Infinity is a concept describing something that is unlimited, endless, or without bound. In mathematics, it is often used to describe a set of numbers that continues without end in any direction.


Question 6: When fully grown, which is the largest type of 'big cat' in the world?

The tiger is the largest extant cat species and a member of the genus Panthera. Adult male tigers can reach a total body length of up to 3.9 meters and weigh up to 388.7 kg in the wild.


Question 7: Why is a cucumber technically a fruit?

Cucumbers are technically fruits because they contain seeds and develop from the ovary of a flowering plant. However, they are often used as vegetables in culinary contexts.



Question 8: Where does the musical "Mamma Mia!" take place?

The musical "Mamma Mia!" is set on a Greek island, where a young woman named Sophie is preparing for her wedding. The story unfolds against the backdrop of the beautiful Greek coastline and incorporates many famous ABBA songs.


Question 9: In which country was the actress Charlize Theron born?

Charlize Theron was born on August 7, 1975, in Benoni, Transvaal Province (now Gauteng Province), South Africa. She moved to the United States at the age of 19 to pursue an acting career and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2007. Theron is known for her roles in films such as Monster, for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress, as well as The Devil's Advocate, The Cider House Rules, and Mad Max: Fury Road.


Question 10: Why is Pompeii such a significant archaeological site?

The ancient Roman city of Pompeii was buried under volcanic ash and pumice after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. This unique preservation has provided an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire.


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Good mix of questions today, would have been better if there was a physics or chemistry question….would be very happy 😃 😃😃
 

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